Year or season |
CLUB HISTORY |
| 1878 |
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Club formed as St Domingo FC |
| 1878 |
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Started playing home matches at Stanley Park |
| 1879 |
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Changed name to Everton |
| 1882 |
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Started playing home matches at Anfield Road |
| 1884 |
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Started playing home matches at Priory Road |
| 1885 |
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Turned professional |
| 1888 |
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W.E.Barclay became new manager |
| 1888 |
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Elected to Football League as founder members |
| 1889 |
1890 |
Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1889 |
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Dick Molyneux became new manager |
| 1890 |
1891 |
Football League Champions |
| 1892 |
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Became a Limited Company |
| 1892 |
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Started playing home matches at Goodison Park |
| 1893 |
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Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Wolves 1-0 |
| 1894 |
1895 |
Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1897 |
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Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Aston Villa 3-2 |
| 1901 |
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William C Cuff became new manager |
| 1901 |
1902 |
Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1904 |
1905 |
Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1906 |
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Won FA Cup final beating Newcastle 1-0 |
| 1906 |
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Recorded highest score in League match beating Man City 9-1 in Division 1 |
| 1907 |
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Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Sheff Wed 2-1 |
| 1908 |
1909 |
Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1911 |
1912 |
Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1914 |
1915 |
Football League Champions |
| 1918 |
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J W Sawyer became new manager |
| 1919 |
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Thomas McIntosh became new manager |
| 1927 |
1928 |
Football League Champions |
| 1927 |
1928 |
Dixie Dean set record for most League goals in a season scoring times 60 times, an all-time League record |
| 1929 |
1930 |
Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1930 |
1931 |
Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1931 |
1932 |
Football League Champions |
| 1933 |
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Won FA Cup final beating Man City 3-0 |
| 1936 |
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Theo Kelly became new manager |
| 1937 |
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Dixie Dean became club's all-time record League goalscorer with 349 goals |
| 1938 |
1939 |
Football League Champions |
| 1948 |
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Cliff Britton became new manager |
| 1948 |
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Record home attendance of 78,299 against Liverpool in Division 1 |
| 1950 |
1951 |
Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1953 |
1954 |
Runners-up in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1956 |
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Ian Buchan became new manager |
| 1958 |
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Johnny Carey became new manager |
| 1958 |
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Record heaviest defeat losing to Spurs 10-4 in Division 1 |
| 1961 |
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Harry Catterick became new manager |
| 1962 |
1963 |
Football League Champions |
| 1966 |
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Won FA Cup final beating Sheff Wednesday 3-2 |
| 1968 |
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Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to WBA 1-0 (aet) |
| 1969 |
1970 |
Football League Champions |
| 1973 |
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Billy Bingham became new manager |
| 1977 |
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Runners-up in Football League Cup final, beaten by Aston Villa 0-0, 1-1 (aet), 3-2 (aet) |
| 1977 |
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Gordon Lee became new manager |
| 1981 |
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Howard Kendall became new manager |
| 1984 |
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Runners-up in Football League Cup final (Milk Cup) beaten by Liverpool 1-0 in replay (after 0-0 draw) |
| 1984 |
1985 |
Football League Champions |
| 1984 |
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Won FA Cup final beating Watford 2-0 |
| 1985 |
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Winners of European Cup Winners' Cup final, beating Rapid Vienna 3-1 |
| 1985 |
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Qualified to meet Juventus in European Super Cup, but match not played do to UEFA ban on English clubs |
| 1985 |
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Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Man Utd 1-0 (aet) |
| 1985 |
1986 |
Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1986 |
|
Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Liverpool 3-1 |
| 1986 |
1987 |
Football League Champions |
| 1987 |
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Colin Harvey became new manager |
| 1989 |
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Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Liverpool 3-2 (aet) |
| 1990 |
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Howard Kendall became manager for second time |
| 1994 |
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Mike Walker became new manager |
| 1994 |
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Joe Royle became new manager |
| 1995 |
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Won FA Cup final beating Man Utd 1-0 |
| 1997 |
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Howard Kendall became manager for third time |
| 1998 |
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Walter Smith became new manager |
| 1998 |
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Neville Southall became club's most-capped player, with 92 caps for Wales |
| 1998 |
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Neville Southall played last game, setting club appearances record for League matches at 578 |
| 2002 |
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David Moyes became new manager |
| 2004 |
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Highest fee received for a player when selling Wayne Rooney for £23-million to Man Utd |
| 2005 |
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James Vaughan became club's youngest player at 16 years and 271 days |
| 2006 |
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Club broke transfer record when buying Andy Johnson for £8.5-million from Crystal Palace |